Solicitation_DOL121RB20590_NHJCC_Page_L-5_AMEND_0002.pdf

Solicitation DOL121RB20590 SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L-5

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows: NONE

L.9 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any DOLAR Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

L.10 GENERAL BID PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions and representations and certifications. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

This is an all-electronic solicitation release. Hard copies are not available. The Government has posted all information pertaining to the solicitation and award of this requirement to the Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of each offeror to review the web page for notice of amendments, updates or changes to current information at https://www.fbo.gov/.

L.10.1 PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A pre-bid conference will be held on November 16, 2012 as previously mentioned. All prospective offerors are highly encouraged to attend this conference. In order to make the conference as productive as possible, offerors should submit, a minimum of three days before the conference, any questions they may have in writing to holst.miriam@dol.gov.

The submission of written questions will not preclude anyone from posing questions during the conference. Failure of a prospective offeror to submit any questions or attend the conference will be construed to mean that the prospective offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. Prospective offerors are advised that the pre-bid conference will be held solely for the purpose of explaining the concepts involved in the project and the specifications, terms, and conditions of this solicitation. No questions will be addressed in person during the conference. Instead, answers to questions will be posted to FedBizOpps a few days after the conference. All prospective offerors are advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged unless it is specifically amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of any such amendment by completing the Standard Form 1442 shall apply.

L.10.2 NOTICE OF OFFERORS

Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions and requests for clarifications no later than November 28, 2012. The decision whether to respond to questions and requests for clarification made after this date shall be at the sole discretion of the contracting officer.

L.10.3 JOINT VENTURE OFFERORS

If the offeror is a joint venture, the offeror shall provide all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the joint venture agreement with proposal. The agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under this contract. The agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the joint venture. If the joint venture is comprised of 8(a) firms, the Small Business Administration (SBA), prior to award, must approve the Joint venture agreement. Joint Venture Agreements must be received by the Small Business Administration (SBA) prior to proposal due date and approved before award of a resulting contract. A joint venture must be in place by the time the contract is awarded, otherwise the contracting officer will go to the next lowest, responsive, responsible bidder.